27 June, 2009

Introducing the Central Region
Foreign Policy – USA
… whose territorial purview stretches from North Africa to India, which is bigger than Centcom’s footprint, and includes parts of Africom and Pacom. …
thecable.foreignpolicy.com/node/31615

Army.com – Africa Focuses on Extremists
Africom also is a key player in a broader effort to crack down on narcotics trafficking in Western Africa, William Weschsler, deputy assistant secretary of defense for counternarcotics and global threats, told the Senate Foreign …
www.army.com/news/item/5501

Terrorism and Insurgency – Afghanistan: The International …
It’s known as Africom and the operation is led by Gen. William Ward. Part of Africom’s mission is to promote peace and security on the continent. Gen. Ward talks with Renee Montagne about the strategic importance of Africa. …
globalnewsblog.com/blog/2009/06/26/terrorism-and-insurgency-
afghanistan-the-international-community-s-role-in-defeating-the
-insurgency-nick-grono-international-crisis-group/

Africa Rising 2010: Africom’s Real Role
By gsimpkins
While there are solid reasons for Africom to exist, there has been too much assumption of goodwill for American military involvement in Africa and too little information sharing. At the time of its announcement, the Defense Department …
africarising2010.blogspot.com/2009/06/africoms-real-role.html

26 June, 2009

National Guard Partnerships Spread in Africa
Systems – Atlanta,GA,USA
Macedonia is within US European Command, which watched Africa until it spawned the creation of AFRICOM last year, a separate combatant command headed by Gen …
www.dvidshub.net/?script=news/news_show.php&id=35622

Pentagon’s Africa Command focuses on extremists, drug traffickers
ISRIA – France
While not actively involved in training the Somali military, Africom is working through the State Department to provide other assistance, he said.…
www.isria.com/pages/25_June_2009_169.htm

US envoy opens Tebelopele office
Mmegi Online – Gaberones,Botswana
The United States Department of Defense, together with the US Africa Command (AFRICOM), have built and officially opened the 12th and final Tebelopele VCTC …
www.mmegi.bw/index.php?sid=1&aid=8&dir=2009/June/Thursday25

Military News: National Guard Partnerships Spread in Africa
By Lieutenant Raymond E. Foster, LAPD (ret.), MPA
So it’s no surprise that Navy Vice Adm. Robert T. Moeller, the deputy for military operations at Africom, already has been to a workshop in Vermont to meet with chiefs of defense from participating nations. …
military-online.blogspot.com/2009/06/
national-guard-partnerships-spread-in.html

Nana Akyea Mensah’s Corner: World News Journal: AFRICOM building …
By Nana Akyea Mensah
World News Journal: AFRICOM building research center. FAIR USE NOTICE: This page contains copyrighted material the use of which has not been specifically authorized by the copyright owner. Nana Akyea Mensah distributes this material …
nanaakyeamensah.blogspot.com/2009/06/
world-news-journal-africom-building.html

Africa Command Focuses on Extremists, Drug Traffickers
While not actively involved in training the Somali military, Africom is working through the State Department to provide other assistance, he said. Meanwhile, Africom also is working under the auspices of the State Department to help …
www.enewspf.com/index.php?option
=com_content&task=view&id=8454

25 June, 2009

African Command Working To Counter Terrorism
NPR – USA
It’s known as Africom and the operation is led by Gen. William Ward. Part of Africom’s mission is to promote peace and security on the continent. Gen. …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=105848184

Uganda: Recovery From Conflict?
AllAfrica.com – Washington,USA
By Beth Tuckey A few weeks ago, two of AFJN’s core issues – AFRICOM and northern Uganda – came together in a bittersweet piece of legislation by the US …
allafrica.com/stories/200906240972.html

YWAM AfriCom: Zambia, Zimbabwe & the UN Millennium Development Goals
By Team AfriCom
YWAM AfriCom. connecting Youth With A Mission across Africa. 24 June 2009. Zambia, Zimbabwe & the UN Millennium Development Goals. I’ve just returned from a 7000km round trip to Lusaka, … Contributors. Darcie · Team AfriCom. Followers.
commsteamafrica.blogspot.com/2009/06/
zambia-zimbabwe-un-millennium.html

Africom Newslinks 1024 June 2009
He wants to keep pushing for AFRICOM the US command for Africa based in Stuttgart and he’s pushing for the missile shield to try to encircle Russia and …
www.williambowles.info/africa/2009/0609/africom-240609.html